COST Action 850: Publications

WG 3 and 4: “Use of EPN to Control Grubs in Turf”, Agricultural Research Centre, Merelbeke, Belgium, 02-03 May, 2004

Maurice Moens: Welcome and opening of the meeting
Ralf-Udo Ehlers: Introduction, aim of the meeting
Ralf-Udo Ehlers: Ten years of field work with Heterorhabditis bacteriophora to control grubs of the garden chafer in Germany: from research to commercial application (Download PDF, 2'405 KB)
M. A. Ansari, L. Tirry & M. Moens: Biological control of Hoplia philanthus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi (Download PDF, 3'144 KB)
Michael Barth, Roger Fischer & Ralf-Udo Ehlers: Susceptibility of different grub species to Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and Steinernema scarabaei (Download PDF, 714 KB)

Marek Tomalak: Susceptibility of June chafer, Amphimallon solstitiale to entomopathogenic nematodes (Download PDF, 1'795 KB)
Holger Philipsen, Otto Nielsen, Hans Peter Ravn, Ralf-Udo Ehlers: Use of EPN´s against P. horticola in Denmark - will/can a long term effect be established? (Download PDF, 1'493 KB)
Lars Stubsgaard: Commercial trails with entomopathogenic nematodes in Denmark (Download PDF, 1'113 KB)
Henk Vlug: Guiding commercial introduction of entomopathogenic nematodes in The Netherlands
Silvia Hellingmann: Experimental use of different entomopathogenic nematode species against Melolontha melolontha (Download PDF, 1'271 KB)

Visit to field trail of M.A. Ansari (Eeklo; 35 km from Merelbeke)
Practical Session “Hands on the microscope” guided by: A. Peters, M. A. Ansari & H. Vlug

Bavo Schelhout & David Vanderbruggen, Biobest N.V., Belgium (Download PDF, 6'514 KB)
Bart Lievens, Scientia Terrae VZW, Belgium
Michael Barth & Arne Peters, E-nema GmbH, Germany (Download PDF, 457 KB)
Jan van Monfrans, Prograss, The Netherlands
Rick van der Pas, Harald Mikkelsen & E. De Baat, Koppert Biological Systems, The Netherlands (Download PDF, 669 KB)
Cyrille Verdun, Becker Underwood Ltd, UK